MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7919
Motherboard	MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 21:03
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 210 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 393 52% 389 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 44.2 38% 45.1 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 36.4 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 758GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 112 137 152 159 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 141 Write 155 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 132 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 108%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 690GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 125 133 138 135 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 125 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 128 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905402-413.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905402-413.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1200, 1600, 1200, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 23.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 69%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) Builds (Compare 454 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97M GAMING (MS-7919) - $667

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	190x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	19x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	17x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16